When talking about Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday, I have to wonder about Cixi's luck.

On his 40th birthday, the emperor died of illness. Japan invaded Taiwan. In order to calm the situation, he accompanied 500,000 taels of silver and lost sulfur balls after the failure of the Japanese invasion.

On the 50th birthday of Cixi, the French invaders attacked the Mawei Army Port again. The Fujian Navy was wiped out. Later, he finally won the election and had no compensation. However, Vietnam was lost, Yunnan and Guangxi became the French sphere of influence. In order to satisfy the foreigners, the brave Black Flag Army, which was fighting bravely, was disbanded.

On the 60th birthday of Cixi, Japan made a comeback. The Beiyang Fleet was wiped out and the compensation was 200 million yuan. North Korea was lost, Penghu was lost, and Taiwan was lost. The Northeast spent 30 million taels of silver to redeem it, and the elite Huai Army also scattered like birds and beasts.

It's true

I will go to Nanyuan today, Beihai tomorrow, and when will I go to ancient Chang'an again?

The pale dark ointment is completely dry, just for one person to celebrate.

Ryukyu was cut at fifty, Taiwan was cut at sixty, and now the three eastern provinces were cut at the same time.

The pain of the national boundary of Chi County is getting worse and worse, and every time I live a long life, I will never be able to live in the border.

On Cixi's 70th birthday, the Russo-Japanese War started and completely occupied the Northeast.

Is Empress Dowager Cixi particularly unlucky to encounter these troubles?

Let us uncover the fog of history and see the truth of the facts.

This year marks the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, and she plans to have a good time.

In the capital, from the Forbidden City, the Three Seas in Xiyuan to the Summer Palace, and Wanshou Temple, all places have been repaired. The silver flowers are as flowers as flowing water. Only Empress Dowager Cixi goes from the Summer Palace Gate to the Xihua Gate of the Forbidden City. On both sides of the roads, there are 60 sections of scenery to build dragon sheds, dragon towers, sutra sheds, stages, archways, pavilions, etc., which cost a total of 2.4 million taels of silver.

Some people are very uninterested and just come up and make noise. Cixi in the Golden Palace is not easy to get angry, so she has to say perfunctorily

"I will be sure of your memorial. Those ordinary projects such as the sutra shed, archway, colored hall, etc., should not start construction again if they have not started. Those who have already started construction stop first, and the lamps and furnishings must be packed, and the later redeems should be made."

Turning his head to look at the kneeling Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Yan Jingming: "This is OK."

Yan Jingming still knelt on the ground, saying neither humble nor arrogantly: "It's like a heavy burden to the cow, I really can't get up."

Cixi was stunned, and the fire in her heart was a little uncontrollable. Chen Sheng asked:

"What do you mean?"

Yan Jingming: "I will be relieved only if I ask the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother to stop the Summer Palace project!"

Seeing that Cixi's face was unhappy, a storm was approaching in an instant. Weng Tonghe, who was standing beside him, stepped forward to defend Yan Jingming and said:

"Mr. Yan is also for the country and country..."

It was Weng Tonghe's words that forced Empress Dowager Cixi to the point where she could not retreat, and there was no room for revolving around. Who can admit that she ignored the country and the country, and who can admit that she was treasoning her country?

"Nonsense! He is doing his country, will I destroy it?"

Weng Tonghe immediately knelt down on the ground: "I am guilty, please forgive me."

Cixi was furious, and her sharp voice echoed in the Golden Palace:

"Just talk about this birthday celebration. Those who know it said I should enjoy it.

People who don't know call me extravagant! Who knows? I am the same

A lot of hard work for the country and the country.

The 60th birthday of an ordinary old lady in the house was held in a lively and lively manner.

The neighbors will say that the old lady is blessed and proud.

This family can afford to be a human being in that area. This is the case with the people and the country.

If even my birthday is in a mess, not only will my face be saved, but my face in court

There is no place to put it. How can we reflect the peace and prosperity of China?

In this way, not only foreigners look down on them, but also the people.

If foreigners look down on you, they bully you, and if the people look down on you, they will not accept you.

This will happen, and the foundation of our ancestors will be destroyed.

Today I've left my words here, who made me uncomfortable on this birthday?

I also made him uncomfortable for the rest of his life.”

The power of heaven was so great that everyone was so shocked that they knelt on the ground, trembling and dared not say much.

Weng Tonghe: "The Empress Dowager is wise, I will follow the merciful instructions!"

Seeing Yan Jingming not saying anything, Cixi slowed down and asked him:

"Why don't you speak?"

Yan Jingming: "I dare not obey the order in this way. I am old and weak, so please resign."

After saying that, Yan Jingming took off his official hat and gently placed it on the ground. Under the official hat, he turned out to be as white as snow.

Cixi: "So, are you going to stop the garden?"

Yan Jingming: "Report to the Empress Dowager, it's not that Yan Jingming wants to stop. There is really no money in the treasury. Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain use a total of 27 million taels of silver, while our Qing Dynasty's surplus is only 4 million taels per year, and the treasury is empty and has to stop!"

Cixi gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you're good at it! I don't believe that Butcher Zhang will die. If you want to eat a pig in the wild, you can get out of here!"

Yan Jingming stood up, his face turned pale from red in an instant, and said in a trembling voice:

"I am guilty. The Empress Dowager can dismiss the minister and ask for punishment. Do not let go, and it will be humiliated and the court system!"

Cixi was furious, "I said, get out! get out! get out!"

Cixi's voice echoed in the huge golden hall, "Get...Get...Get." Two eunuchs came over to try to pull Yan Jingming out of the palace.

The elders of Yan Jingming's three dynasties had never suffered such humiliation. He felt his heart beating like a drum, and his blood was pouring up.

"Holy Lord, I'm here to see you."

When they hit the pillar, everyone in the Golden Palace was shocked. The Qing Dynasty had not had any ministers' advice for death for two hundred years. Today, they came out.

Everyone in the Golden Palace was silent. In the morning, a few eunuchs came to Yan Jingming. After washing them, the Golden Palace returned to its original state, but there was still a trace of blood in the air.

Empress Dowager Cixi was very unhappy and said to Weng Tonghe.

"Master Weng will be the one who is Yan Jingming's mission!"

Weng Tonghe was ecstatic. He had always been determined to win the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but Yan Jingming served in three dynasties and was extremely powerful and honest. He never could not do it. This time he actually did it by building a garden. He still looked very nervous and terrified.

"I am not as good as Yan Jingming in financial management..."

Cixi was a little impatient: "Master Weng is mature and skillful. For fundraising, please discuss with Prince Chun more. Besides, don't always think about reducing expenses, save a little here and pick a little there; you have to open up the source, and make more money. The Qing Dynasty is its own. Do you have to be humble when asking for things from slaves? That is a great blessing for them. I heard that the money in Shanxi's money house is in the country, exceeding the royal treasury. How can this be done? I must rectify it. Emperor, what do you think?"

Guangxu: "But it is up to the Holy Tribunal of the Dad."

Cixi: "Then it's all, you guys kneel down and rest."

Guangxu, Weng Tong and Qi Ying: "Yes."

Just as the two were about to quit, Cixi said again: "Remember, the matter of building a garden cannot be hindered no matter what!"

The three of them knelt down again, "Yes".

Weng Tonghe left the Golden Palace and hurried to the Ministry of Revenue. After searching for it several times, he finally found Li Hongzhang's memorial.

"The two major military ports of Lushun and Weihaiwei have been completed, supporting each other, making the Bohai Portal a solid and unshakable momentum. However, since the Beiyang Navy was established, it has not added a ship for six years. It is possible to train more than 20 ships in full swing. It is difficult to continue after all. Moreover, some of these more than 20 warships need new artillery configurations, while some of the machines are too worn, which affects the speed...: a total of 610,000 taels."

The subsequent approval is "Stage of Shanghai Customs Silver 610,000 taels"

Weng Tonghe picked up the pen, and wrote a reply below.

"Suspended, and dealt with after the Queen Mother's birthday."
Chapter completed!